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Buildings.Rooms.Validation

Collection of validation models

Information

This package contains validation models for the classes in Buildings.Rooms.

Note that most validation models contain simple input data which may not be realistic, but for which the correct output can be obtained through an analytic solution. The examples plot various outputs, which have been verified against these solutions. These model outputs are stored as reference data and used for continuous validation whenever models in the library change.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.ExamplesPackage (Icon for packages containing runnable examples).

Package Content

Name Description
Buildings.Rooms.Validation.MixedAirInitialization MixedAirInitialization Validation model for the correct initialization of the mixed air model
Buildings.Rooms.Validation.BESTEST BESTEST This package contains the models for the BESTEST validation
Buildings.Rooms.Validation.LBNL_71T LBNL_71T Validation models for LBNL 71T
Buildings.Rooms.Validation.TestConditionalConstructions TestConditionalConstructions Package that tests rooms with few constructions only

Buildings.Rooms.Validation.MixedAirInitialization Buildings.Rooms.Validation.MixedAirInitialization

Validation model for the correct initialization of the mixed air model

Buildings.Rooms.Validation.MixedAirInitialization

Information

This model tests the correct initialization of Buildings.Rooms.MixedAir. The air temperature should start at 10ˆ C and remain there.

Note that there are still very small heat flows even if all solar radiation is set to zero and all boundary conditions and start values are set to -15ˆ C. The reasons are as follows:

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TemperatureT_start273.15 - 15Initial value [K]
Insulation100Concrete200matLayExt Construction material for exterior walls
Brick120matLayPar Construction material for partition walls
GenericmatLayRoo Construction material for roof
GenericmatLayFlo Construction material for floor
DoubleClearAir13ClearglaSys Data record for the glazing system
IntegernConExtWin1Number of constructions with a window
IntegernConBou1Number of surface that are connected to constructions that are modeled inside the room
IntegernSurBou1Number of surface that are connected to the room air volume

Modelica definition

model MixedAirInitialization "Validation model for the correct initialization of the mixed air model" extends Modelica.Icons.Example; package MediumA = Buildings.Media.Air "Medium model"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T_start=273.15-15 "Initial value"; parameter Buildings.HeatTransfer.Data.OpaqueConstructions.Insulation100Concrete200 matLayExt "Construction material for exterior walls"; parameter Buildings.HeatTransfer.Data.OpaqueConstructions.Brick120 matLayPar "Construction material for partition walls"; parameter Buildings.HeatTransfer.Data.OpaqueConstructions.Generic matLayRoo( material={ HeatTransfer.Data.Solids.InsulationBoard(x=0.2), HeatTransfer.Data.Solids.Concrete(x=0.2)}, final nLay=2) "Construction material for roof"; parameter Buildings.HeatTransfer.Data.OpaqueConstructions.Generic matLayFlo( material={ HeatTransfer.Data.Solids.Concrete(x=0.2), HeatTransfer.Data.Solids.InsulationBoard(x=0.15), HeatTransfer.Data.Solids.Concrete(x=0.05)}, final nLay=3) "Construction material for floor"; parameter Buildings.HeatTransfer.Data.GlazingSystems.DoubleClearAir13Clear glaSys( UFra=2, shade=Buildings.HeatTransfer.Data.Shades.Gray(), haveInteriorShade=false, haveExteriorShade=false) "Data record for the glazing system"; parameter Integer nConExtWin = 1 "Number of constructions with a window"; parameter Integer nConBou = 1 "Number of surface that are connected to constructions that are modeled inside the room"; parameter Integer nSurBou = 1 "Number of surface that are connected to the room air volume"; Buildings.Rooms.MixedAir roo( redeclare package Medium = MediumA, AFlo=6*4, hRoo=2.7, nConExt=2, datConExt(layers={matLayRoo, matLayExt}, A={6*4, 6*3}, til={Buildings.Types.Tilt.Ceiling, Buildings.Types.Tilt.Wall}, azi={Buildings.Types.Azimuth.S, Buildings.Types.Azimuth.W}), nConExtWin=nConExtWin, datConExtWin( layers={matLayExt}, each A=4*3, glaSys={glaSys}, each hWin=2, each wWin=4, ove(wR={0},wL={0}, gap={0.1}, dep={1}), each fFra=0.1, each til=Buildings.Types.Tilt.Wall, azi={Buildings.Types.Azimuth.S}), nConPar=1, datConPar(layers={matLayPar}, each A=10, each til=Buildings.Types.Tilt.Wall), nConBou=1, datConBou(layers={matLayFlo}, each A=6*4, each til=Buildings.Types.Tilt.Floor), nSurBou=1, surBou(each A=6*3, each absIR=0.9, each absSol=0.9, each til=Buildings.Types.Tilt.Wall), linearizeRadiation = false, nPorts=1, energyDynamics=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial, lat=0.73268921998722, T_start=T_start) "Room model"; Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant qConGai_flow(k=0) "Convective heat gain"; Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant qRadGai_flow(k=0) "Radiative heat gain"; Modelica.Blocks.Routing.Multiplex3 multiplex3_1; Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant qLatGai_flow(k=0) "Latent heat gain"; Buildings.BoundaryConditions.WeatherData.ReaderTMY3 weaDat( filNam="modelica://Buildings/Resources/weatherdata/USA_IL_Chicago-OHare.Intl.AP.725300_TMY3.mos", HInfHorSou=Buildings.BoundaryConditions.Types.DataSource.Parameter, HSou=Buildings.BoundaryConditions.Types.RadiationDataSource.Input_HGloHor_HDifHor, TDewPoiSou=Buildings.BoundaryConditions.Types.DataSource.Parameter, calTSky=Buildings.BoundaryConditions.Types.SkyTemperatureCalculation.TemperaturesAndSkyCover, relHumSou=Buildings.BoundaryConditions.Types.DataSource.Parameter, relHum=0, TDewPoi(displayUnit="K") = T_start, TDryBulSou=Buildings.BoundaryConditions.Types.DataSource.Input, TBlaSkySou=Buildings.BoundaryConditions.Types.DataSource.Input); Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant uSha(k=0) "Control signal for the shading device"; Modelica.Blocks.Routing.Replicator replicator(nout=max(1,nConExtWin)); Buildings.HeatTransfer.Sources.FixedTemperature TSoi[nConBou](each T=T_start) "Boundary condition for construction"; Buildings.HeatTransfer.Sources.FixedTemperature TBou[nSurBou](each T=T_start) "Boundary condition for construction"; HeatTransfer.Conduction.MultiLayer conOut[nSurBou]( each A=6*4, each layers=matLayPar, each steadyStateInitial=true) "Construction that is modeled outside of room"; Fluid.Sources.FixedBoundary boundary( nPorts=1, redeclare package Medium = MediumA, T=T_start) "Boundary condition"; Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant HSol(k=0) "Solar irradition"; Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant T(k=T_start) "Dry bulb and black body sky temperature"; equation connect(qRadGai_flow.y, multiplex3_1.u1[1]); connect(qConGai_flow.y, multiplex3_1.u2[1]); connect(qLatGai_flow.y, multiplex3_1.u3[1]); connect(multiplex3_1.y, roo.qGai_flow); connect(weaDat.weaBus, roo.weaBus); connect(uSha.y, replicator.u); connect(TSoi.port, roo.surf_conBou); connect(TBou.port,conOut. port_b); connect(roo.surf_surBou, conOut.port_a); connect(roo.uSha, replicator.y); connect(roo.ports[1], boundary.ports[1]); connect(HSol.y, weaDat.HGloHor_in); connect(HSol.y, weaDat.HDifHor_in); connect(T.y, weaDat.TDryBul_in); connect(weaDat.TBlaSky_in, T.y); end MixedAirInitialization;
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